Ed Knouff vs. Ben Sheets — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ben Sheets
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ben Sheets built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Knouff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Sheets posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Ben Sheets had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Ben Sheets

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
8.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
7.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6640
37.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
4.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6138
34.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Ben Sheets

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Ben Sheets

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
292.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
525.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
34
39.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
36.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.76
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
37
43.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
24
28.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.81
-19.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
22.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
212
247.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
52.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA